Rodney and I went to visit Steve, he was in really good spirits. We talked for a couple of hours and he was very upbeat the entire time. He was a little dissappointed that he couldn’t start his next session of chemo because he is on antibiotics for his fungal infection. He said he hasn’t thrown up since Wednesday and that he feels a lot better. He is really hoping on Monday or Tuesday they will start his next Chemotherapy session.
He still hasn’t eaten. He doesn’t even feel hungry because they are injecting him with an IV of “food”. His hair was falling out pretty badly and he was getting hair all over his sheets so they shaved his head on Thursday or Friday. He said that he moves around a lot so he is getting a good upper body work out. As for his legs, he had a physical therapy person in for the first time last week and will most likely come in once or twice a week from now on. On a bad note, he will not leave the bed he is on until his surgery.
Steve mentioned that out of his classes, 2 of them gave him grades of an ‘A’. Libby also said 2 of her classes gave her an ‘A’. He said that he has until halfway through next semester to finish his classes. He also said that he has no motivation to open up his school books to study. Who could blame him.
One thing I didn’t know until I went to visit him was that Libby literally stays with him in a cot next to his bed. I thought this very awesome of the hospital. As of right now his surgery to remove the tumor is scheduled to occur in August. He is hoping that he will be able to come to homecoming.
He really likes having visitors, and the best way to find out if it is a good time to visit is to call Libby @ 651-216-9366. Please keep him in your prayers.